Pinealoma
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| Pinealoma | |
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| Term | Pinealoma |
| Short definition | Pinealoma - (pronounced) (PIH-nee-uh-LOH-moo) A type of brain tumor that forms in or around the pineal gland (a tiny organ near the center of the brain). Pinealoma can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancerous). |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Pinealoma - (pronounced) (PIH-nee-uh-LOH-moo) A type of brain tumor that forms in or around the pineal gland (a tiny organ near the center of the brain). Pinealoma can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancerous). These include pineocytomas, pineoblastomas, and pineal germinomas. Also called a pineal tumor
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